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River Mapocho
The Mapocho crossing Providencia district (looking east)
Location
CountryChile
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates33°22′25″S 70°23′49″W / 33.3735°S 70.397°W / -33.3735; -70.397
 • elevation1,200 to 252 m (3,937 to 827 ft)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Maipo River
 • coordinates
33°26′37″S 70°49′26″W / 33.44367°S 70.82392°W / -33.44367; -70.82392
Length110 km (68 mi)[2]
Basin size4,230 km2 (1,630 sq mi)[2]

The River Mapocho (Spanish: Río Mapocho) (Mapudungun: Mapu chuco, "water that penetrates the land") is a river in Chile. It flows from its source in the Andes mountains onto the west and divides Chile's capital Santiago in two.

  1. ^ "Blog & Opinión". Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  2. ^ a b Chilean Government; Ministry of Education – Río Mapocho Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine

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